That's Universal Orlando's policy toward underage drinking -- a zero-tolerance stance that is getting hundreds of people banned from the resort this month during its annual Halloween Horror Nights festival, which takes place evenings every weekend.

Robert Viands of Plantation learned the hard way Saturday after he bought an alcoholic "Jell-O shot" from a roaming vendor -- then let his 17-year-old daughter, Ashley, have a taste. He said the two of them and his daughter's friend, Sergio Jacas, 18, were quickly escorted out of the park and given trespass warnings that prevent their return.

Normally, a person is banished for one year. Viands said he was afraid he, his daughter and Jacas were about to be arrested Saturday night, so he refused to cooperate fully -- and wound up being banned from the resort for life.

The story ran in the Sun-Sentinel Orlando. I figured it would run in the back of the paper. Turns out it ran on the front page as one of the lead stories. Then it ran in all the Sentinel papers, which would be South Florida, Chicago, and the web. Surprised it took so long for TW to find it.

The security dude was pissed that I didn't want to talk. Plus they bust so many people the dude may have been pissed about the person before me. They bust 70 people during the day, and over 170 at HHN. Everyone they do this too is banned for a year. Great for business in this tuff economy.